| England eye series win | | Buoyed by Stuart Broad’s match-winning burst at Lord’s, England will look to seal a series win over New Zealand in the second and final Test starting at Headingley on Friday before turning their attention to Australia in July. | | ICC withdraws Rauf from Champions Trophy | | Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf has been withdrawn from next month’s Champions Trophy tournament in England amid media reports he is under Indian police investigation for spot-fixing, the ICC said on Thursday. | | Pakistan raring to go against Ireland | | Pakistan are keener than ever to get back on the field for the first of two one-day internationals against Ireland on Thursday after their second ODI against Scotland on the weekend was a wash-out. | | Australia ready for Ashes scrap: Clarke | | Australia are rightly underdogs for the upcoming Ashes series in England but will do everything they can to bring the coveted urn back home, skipper Michael Clarke said on Wednesday. | | India SC rejects bid to halt IPL | | India’s Supreme Court dismissed a petition on Tuesday seeking to scrap the remaining matches of the country’s lucrative Twenty20 cricket competition amid growing concerns about corruption in sport. | | England ponder top-order problems ahead of Ashes | | England secured the convincing victory over New Zealand they demanded in the first test at Lord’s but question marks remain over the make-up of their team for the Ashes series against Australia starting in July. | | India mulls spot-fixing law after arrests | | India is mulling a law to deal with the issue of spot-fixing in sport following last week’s arrest of cricketers and bookmakers, government officials said on Monday. | | ‘Strict action will be taken against tainted trio’ | | Barely a few hours after a meeting of the Board’s Working Committee, IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla on Sunday reiterated that members were unanimous in their decision to take strong action against the players if they are found guilty in the spot-fixing scandal. | | England hammer Kiwis | | Man-of-the-match Stuart Broad routed New Zealand on Sunday but insisted “attack leader” James Anderson was the man behind a thumping England first Test win at Lord’s. | |
